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schoolyards

schoolyards is the plural of schoolyard.

Meaning of schoolyard

Noun

schoolyard (plural schoolyards)

  1. (US) The grounds around a school.
    • Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona / Seein' me and Julio down by the schoolyard1972, Paul Simon, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”, in Paul Simon
  2. (UK) An open field near a school used for recreation by the students.

Questions about schoolyards

What is schoolyards the plural of?
Schoolyards is the plural of schoolyard.

Words near schoolyards in the dictionary

  1. schoolwomen
  2. schoolwork
  3. schooly
  4. schoolyard
  5. schoolyardish
  6. schoolyards
  7. schoolyear
  8. schoolyears
  9. Schoon
  10. Schoondyke
  11. schooner

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